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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Mortif,ing Abarntmin,isine...

A habit Of observation-disclosures is not an
enviable possession, as il often leads one
into embarrassing situations, ont OF which
one has To scramble as best one may. Not
long ago a lady, whose mind Is often
soaring above this worlds h,amdrnm, was
visiting at the house Of friend who is
the happy l.ossessor of many interesting
works Of art and fine collection of brio
a-brac.
Some rare bits were produced for her
admiration, and as she admired each ore
she put il carefully away in the pocket If
her dress, much TO the dismay of the
hostess, who wondered if she could have
been understood TO have said that she
wished To give these treasures away.
After talking little while the visitor 6e-
parted, taking with her the valuable
articles te vertu. That evening, as she
changed her street costume, she discoy-
cred. 10 her horror, the articles she had
admired at her friends house a few hours
before in her pocket. Imagine with what
feelings she sent back the treasures she
had uneonsciously taken, with q note Of
embarrassed apology y-Boston Post.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
A Psraiyr~d Telexrspb~r

II is probable that had Mr. Beecher un-
derstood telegraphy he might have com
municated with his family after the
stroke which rendered him speechless.
The contraction of the fingers Of his right
hand would seem TO indicate m. possibiI.
ity that he was conscious, and had he
known how TO regulate those contractions
In the formation Of tclegraphic signals he
could have thus conveyed his thoughts
while otherwise utterly poweriess. I
knew oi a case some Years ago In which =
teieSrapher thus communicated with me.
when we supposed him unconscious. In
hoiding MS hand l felt n faint twitchinc
OF The muscles of his fingers and recog-
hlhed teiegraphie signals thus made. He
was perfectly Conscious of what WAS pass
ing around him 6ut unable to speak or
move a muscle, except the faint contrsc-
ton of the finger muscles a. d.sc-;r.,s
1t WAS remarkable eass and unparalleled
so far as | know. ow.-Glche-Demo.r,,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
|. OTHER VIEWS.
Opinions of Represe ntative
Manufacturers and
Merchants,
SoIidIy Condensed and Terse-
Iy Reported for the
Republic.
What Can Be Relied Upon for
SpringfieId's Commercial
Life for 1887.
All Industrial Interests Within
Our Borders in a Flour
iShing Condition.
Brief Talks With the Business
Men Of the city.

Tn. manufacturing and wholesale inter
eSts of a city are the chief factors in the
race for commercial supremacy and are
wholly responsible for the local and foreign
reputation il may enjoy for mercantile re-
sources. The city of Springfield. through its
thousands of agencies in all parts of the
world, and It's large and intelligent class of
the genuS-drummer- represent our
merchants in all sections Of the United
States, have accomplished much. and are
continually enlarging their capabilities for
a still further extension of our city's com
mrrcial reputation. With view of Sc
curing the opinions OF some of our repre-
sentative manufacturers and merchants.
who had not the time Ia submit 10 a
lengthy interview. RErUBLIC reporters
have collated the facts and statements
made by them which follow:
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
kinnHne. Wren A Co.

The history OF the dry goods trade OF
this country presents many contrasts and
striking features. Take for example the
Puritan Belle nf 200 years ago. Think
| you would her eyes be- daLLied by the bril-
! iiancy of color. the picturesque surround
! ings and the deicacy and beauty Of many
of the elegant dress fabrics To be found in
/ any metropolitan dry goods store, a. con-
pared with the coarse. rough. hOmespun on
her own back? Let us take a look at the
latest fashions in dress fabrics. notions and
| fancy goods. Tor the current season in all
departments that 20 the make up a model
establishment in this line. For this pur-
pose We Will select the immense dry goods
and notion house of MesSrs. kinnane.
Wren n Co.. who occupy the entire ground
tiour in the Commercial block on the west
side of South Limestone street. beginning
AT No. l. and running to NJ. -. A. We
enter, there il encountered the usual large
crowd which il never amisS here, passing
from one department to another, which
stretch away on either side 10 the rear a
distance of more than 200 feet. and every
member Of vi hich is bent on that mySteri-
Gus Yet much meaning errand-Shopping
We pass a multitudinous array OF tile
myriad articles called into daily uses by the
feminine sex. and make our way to the de-
partment presided over by the heads of the
house. Our mission is soon told and in re-
sponse a mrmber of the firm. into whose
hands the reporter has fallen, gives him
the following information concerning the
new and popular styles in vogue for the
spring and summer of lss9:
The prevailing styles in wool dress fab
ric> will be- pin checks. stripes and the al
ways standard plain colors." responded the
chupsruns. jet is being used almost
wholly As trimmings for strictly line suits, "
he continued and the effects are very
rich and striking. For combination suits,
stripes of plush for ground work. with the
balance al the suit made up with wool OF
other soft. clnging fabrics, will be greatly
worn"
Il, there anything new in slks?'
The Surahs are always in demand. The
newest ami one of the richest silks for
summer wear. will be the tdiHe francdis,
a very supple and nr lifting silks Fancy
and plain Rahdome silks are also in de-
mand, and the correct and most distaulue
color will be heiatrope'
Passing On To the heavier and more staple
goods we find the carpet, rug, uphoistering
and curtain department. occupying the en-
tire rear of the mammoth main floor of the
house. some s5X50 feet, being devoted To
this section of their stock. They are show
ing the largest. hands, Inest and finest Sc
lection of Wilton and MoGuette carpets
ever before offered in Springfield. Wall
papers came in at this point for an equal
amount Of praise for styles. quality and
isso alsssas,- SAsSss . beox. sexy Ie-
'",S ''"''N"'' ""'t tic -ta"-N ~ NOT y~,
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Warder a Barnett.

The dullnesS oi the general export trade
Of IN. country in the line nj flour has had
the tendency to retard any particularly
active movement this Spring i'll our line.
Still trade is fully up tn last years business
for the same season." replied Messrs.
Warier 4 Barnett. merchant miller>. The
capacity OF these mills reaches 200 barrels
of choice standard Hour daily. The Golden
Fleece celebrated roller patent Hour. is
the product OF Warler x Barnett. II Is
probably better and more favorobly known
than any other single brand of choice flour
in this section, or wherever sold. Prices
here. il is thought, will remain compare
lively steady.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

This is a season of the year when every
thing improves in appearance. Ii is the
order of the day To changes custom. neces-
Sity and desire demand ii. Nature, which
is not ruled by any arbitrary laws, moves
in her cycle Of seasons. and ut this period
dons her newest and handsomest apparel.
So.with man; his external appearance must
greet the opening of all these bright and
beautiful transformation with the proper
and correct changes. His last seasons hat
must 90: his cravats and gloves that have
been doing regular service during the
fashionable and every day movements of
civic and commercial life for from four to
six months are laid aside. with the heavy
stick" or umbrella that many prior sea-
sons have worn out. He turns for infor-
nation regarding where he had better 90 To
replenish and to be fitted out in a proper
and becoming manner. The RErUBLIC
will step in and advise with him, and with
the thousand of Others in Springfield and
vicinity. concerning the headquarters of
the hat and mems fine furnishing goods trade:
also of the seal skin sacque and other fur
trade in season. and will select 10 illustrate
its advice the establishment Of T. VI.
GugeDheim No. .. South Limestone street.
Speaking of hats, said Mr.. Gugenheim:
Il am the introducer of the best hats
made in this country, namely, the nunlar.
the Guyer and the StetsoI. These ats
are the edcts of fashions. are made in "A
superlative manner and from the hest ma
terisl attainable. They are no higher than
other iirst-claSS goods sold by the general
trade. but are UNNECESSARILY better for
service. They can only be obtained al
Gugenheim's. The neNt trio which go to-
gether and for which Mr.. Gugenheim is
sole agent here. are the celebrated Wilson
Brothers custom made shirts: the Earl ~
Wilson collars and cuffs. and the Lyons
umbrellas: all acknowledged leaders III
their respective lines. Next comes the
genuine Jouvin kid gloves. and the largest
assortment in the city Of fine neckwear,
underwear. hosiery and trunks and yaliseS. |
The first stock of seal skin clnakS brought
to Springfield was through the enterprise
OF this house, which sold in Springfield
over zoo first-class seal garments. besides
many for the surrounding towns. thereby
trade at home that would other /
wise have gone to New York or Cincinnati
We again state that the public can make
no mistake in selecting hats and furnishing
goods and furs in season at Gugenheim'o. !
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

No. Is East Main Street.


We do not anticipate for this year what
| II regarded among the banking and none
tary institutions Of the country a. close
money market. replied an officer of the
First National bank. While the supply
| of money il not quite a. free a. for a few
months prior to the opening ot isS1,
money is not more stringent than usual at
this time of the year. Rates with us have
not advanced. and the demand is healthy"
| The capital stock is SOC. 900; surplus.
| S25i, 900 The bank is oificered as follows:
| X, II. Warder. president: J. II. Thomas.
| yice-pre>ident; {. A. Phelps. cashier.
| >rRINGFIELD NATIONAL BANK.
We conduct a general banking business,
receive deposits. negotiate loans, collect
| drafts, and attend Ia all matters in any
| manner associated with this business" re-
piled an officer in high authority in the
Springfield National bank, No. ~ west
Main street.
quired the reporter.
The demand i large and active. There
is no particular stringency noticeable. al
though money is not a. free as earlier in
the year. There has been a very slight
advance in rates. We regard the prospects
for the year As being very favorable for a
much larger volume of business than WIS
handled in 1856"
The capital stock of this bank is Sl00. 001
and the surplus $50. 900. It, officers are:
7. L. Mast. president; John FoOs, vice
president: r. :. Penteld. cashier; and Mr..
Rabbits. assistant cashier.
MAD RIVER NATIONAL BNNk
l. one of the heavily capitalized financial
institutions of Springfield. OF the former
IL shows 500. 1000, carries a sRrpluS of
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

II I wanted to get good square judg-
ment on something l had done i would
rather go to a newspaper office than to
any other court of justice. know that
the newspapers probe into mems char
acters. and the pure need not fear all the
presses in America. The way TO be safe
from so called newspaper attacks is to be
a Christian. The reporters are the best
detective force in this country. They
have brought more criminals TO justice
and punctured more shams than all other
agencies combined. Rev. Sam Jones
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
III. Tric,cI- Manufacturing Co.

I'VE are more than busy il such condi-
tion exists in the line of mercantile affairs,
r,plied a member of the Tricycle. Manufac-
turing company. builders of chlldren'S car
riages. bicycles. tricycles. boys wagons,
etc, when questioned on the subject Of
trade and the outlook for 1885, by a Re-
rrRLIC reporter. The volume of onr
business at present greatly exceeds tnat Of
any recent period ard We have more or
,,erS for immediate, shipment than ever be-
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

Who are manufacturers of the celebrated
Buckeye Force Pumps, Buckeye Senior
and Junior Lawn Mowers. wrought iron
fencing and iron turbine wind engines, re-
por, greatly increased trade this Spring
as compared to anything III recent years.
In their wrought iron fence department an
increase "f fifty per cent. is claimed and IN
other lines about forty per cent advance.
They employ two hundred men. have an
authorized capital stock of S%oo,Ou0. two
thirds of which is paid up, show surplus
OF 500, 900. and handle a large export
trade in lawn mowers with France and
England
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Armstrong Bros.

wv have increased our facilities and
,r, running our force OF from 100 I" 10
men 10 their best endeavorS and are turn
ing away work." hurrieiiy replied NJ.
Armstrong. III you can gather any i'll
formation worth publishing from those
facts YOU are welcome To it," he added.
Messrs. Armstrong Bros. are manotac-
turers of all kinds Of engines. boilers.
heaters. lime extractors and tanks. Sheet
ron work and gray iron castings OF every
description are also features and make up
A leading department in their operations.
They send their work oil over tlle United
States, The
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

Little John, aged > years, was Of spcb a
couraEe"us nature that his mother said bs
feared nothing, seen or Unseen u;s
mother related to him the STORY n Nh,
naughty children who said To the prOraa,
10 up, thy bald head!'' and Were im1.s'
dlateiy eaten up by bears. He llsse,s, 4
with wide eyed and open mouthsh alten
uon When she had fini-l..ed he medi
tated short time, art. then, with an eyi
dent determ Ion in his infant mind {,
test the ruth OF that story, slid dowr
fro"' ner lap and, putting his head undel
her dress for protection, said in solemn
tones: Go up, thou bald head!'' As III
bears appeared, fear his doubts exist L
this day.-Baby hood
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
C0rssu 4 Koy.

'Weregard the outlook at the present
time for large volume Of business in our
line for the current year as much brighter,
and feel a stronger confidence in the general
results for lsss than for any other period
since We established herein 1852, :"
answered member of the iirm of Carson 4
Fox. wholesale rr"cer>, CORNER Limestone
on this subject.
How is the market, and what can be
anticipated during the next six months"
...h.sI,..-d the reporter
II worSss$-<-z-SAAAAkAA---A Hrxh -.
propheSy on prices even for thirty days
ahead, replied the merchant. We simply
know that coiieeS are still rising III price;
that sugars are stationary and low: that
canned goods have advanced from 25 to 80
per cent. during the last months and are
today firm. Other lines, embraced in the
stock of the wholesale grocery trade. feel
tu more or less degree these fluctuations
OF the market"
lis the demand better and larger this
year than for a similar period ill lSsi'''
The Srst quarter of 1857 showed an ad
vance exceeding 20 per cent the volume Of
trade We handled for like period last
year. We have already booked orders for
|. 800 cases of goods To be delivered next
fall. While this fact can be regarded as
somewhat unusual. il is a reflex of the gen
eral prosperity in our line"
The trade of Messrs. Carson n Fox eN-
tends throughout Greene. Harden. Cham
paigne. Logan, Fayette. Miami and Darke
counties. They are practical. enterprising
and thoroughly well-posied merchants in
the wholesale grocery business. Mr.. Car
son. the senior member. has been identified
with the wholesaling of this class of
merchandise for nineteen years. and Mr..
Fox for quite as many. both joining issues
in Springfield hye years ago. Their stock
comprises everything in any manner con
necied with this trade. and they pir,ige
themselves 10 compete in every way with
any markets represented in their territGr!
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Died Rather Sadden.

They tell in lewiston Me-, Of an oyster
man whose saloon" used to be on Maine
street, and who was the slowest man In
the state. One day he died, and soon
after citizen said to Erastus, the oyster
mans son: "Erastus, your father died
rather sudden, didn't her" swell, yes, {"
said Erastus, sudden for him. New
York Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

The above firm. located at No. - east
Main street. prides Itself OH quality and
merits OF goods. rather than volume of buSi-
ness and increasing sales. No misrepre-
sentatons are made. and no shoddy goods
are sold They report business good and
much better than in 1856. They carry n
wrIl->elected stock of boots. shoes and rub
hers. amounting to some $4,000. They
also conduct a custom department for max
ing work to measure. Repairing is a feature
usrtirulariy in the line of rubber goods. They
are, agents ior sankey's life oi leather. the
best leather pre,ervatiye eXtant- AMI also
manufacture corn. buEyan and wart
sa'ye. which is guaranteed Ia give relief or
no charge Mr. Martin l. l.ice, the propri-
etor and manager, originally from Massa-
chusetts, has been resident of Springfield
fol twenty-seven years, being formerly ell
gagged In the tanning business. He is
personally known TO the New England shoe
manufacturers. and buys Of them directly for
cash. He enjoys the confidence and respect
OF this community. and sustains reputa-
ton for honorable aad fair dealing. He EN-
ploys none but the best workmen and cour-
teous and attentive clerks, and ranks
among the oldest and most successful bust
ness men In our city.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

bad boy i'll Massachusetts, village sur
prsed and pleased his teacher by promising
to contribute II tine steel engraving Of WASH
ington to aid in decorating the school room
on Feb. %. Ths teacher left u large space
among the evergreen trimmings or the wall.
and the boy brought her two cent postage
stamD
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Ono Of the Four.

The late Professor Edward r. Sill was
sophomore at Yale when John Brown was
killed, and WAS on. Of the four students who
Oh that occasion broke into the chapel and
irapcd it with mourning embleuis. New
york Tribune. No. a,ss -. ~
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21
Springfield CONN and Cn,k.,co,

Announce a large Improvement in trade
since January lst, 1885,: employment
is given Ia forty hands. Their capital
stock i 500 600
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

second National Bank.
Southwest corner uf Main and Limestone
Streets
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-04-21

Mad River National BANK.
- L.. ALL. Str.....
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Select poetrp.
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A FRAGMENT.
by JEAN INGLEsIDE.
What if, while sit here alone,
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- NXXII.-NO. 80.
Enthusiasm.
Enthusiasm is so contagious, so easily
excited and its effects are so prompt and so
visible that the temptation to employ it is
very difficult to resist. But we greatly
doubt whether it has ever permanently
benefited any cause in aid of which it has
been invoked The hosts that followed
Peter the Hermit left their bones to bleach
on the Syrian desert, but they did not ad-
vance the cause of Christianity. The
crowds that so ecstatieally listened to the
preaching of st. Francis Xavier that he
was able to write that cities as large as
Barcelona were converted in day, relap-
sed into paganism as soon as he left there
The human mind IS incapable of long ,aer.1-
tinued tension. Like water whenf the
boiling point is reached, the fire must be
extinguished or the result will be evapora-
ton. We had in Baltimore lately nota,
Bile example of how easy it is to excite the
emotional natures of even good and pure
people. To superficial observer, the
crowds that daily and nightly fill the rink
is an evidence of what, in clerical phrase
ology, is called "great awakening" We
have not the slightest intention to impugn
the motives or to cast any doubt on the
perfect sincerity of Messrs Jones and
Small, but in the interest of the Cause for
which they are so strenuously laboring, we
do claim the right to criticize their meth
ods. We humbly suggest to them that
the day, if such day ever existed, when
enthusiasm could be proftably used in the
oauca of morolitxr ond ,.oI;,~.a, :: - -.
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w.
knows now that had brought her to hel
doom. I had killed Marie, my lover'
The old man ceased speaking; he hall
rose from his chair, and the fire showed
that he was deadly pale. His mind was
again enacting that terrible scene. AT
length he stretched out his arms, moaning
'Marie, Marie!" and fell back into his seat.
His lifes tale was told-my grandfather
was dead.
Beethoven's Death.
BY MRS G. HALL.
There was really but one happy moment
in the life of Beethoven, it is said, and that
killed him. Through the contempt of the
world he lived.in poverty and in solitude,
which rendered his disposition harsh, al
most savage, by the injustice of his COM
petitors contemporaries.
But who will question that he wrote the
sublimest music that the world has ever
heard. Just as nature speaks to man in
her harmony of the wind and waves, and in
the singing of the birds, so he spoke in
even diviner language to the heart of men,
and they would not hear him while he lived.
In fact, his talent was so disregarded that,
though he seemed very prophet sent from
God, he was at last led to doubt even his
own genius.
Beethoven had but one friend in all the
world, and that was Hammel, with whom
he even quarreled, and for long time
they did not meet. At length he retired
to Baden, where he lived isolated and sad,
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MISTER, MD, SA
decrying the King and demanding hb-
erty as the low moaning of the wind
before the storm, so were these the
warnings of what was to come. But |
had no fears then; rather hoped to learn
much from seeing a country whose people
had commenced to test the truths which
the great philosophers of so many years
had preached in their writings and in their
teachings. You must remember, too, that
none could then foresee that, under the
cloak of freedom, men would lose their in
stincts of humanity, and would become as
wild beasts; that rapine and vice would
prevail where virtue and goodness had
been; that women and children would be
sacrificed to ambition and to fear; that the
land would lie under the curse of misrule.
My father could not foresee this, or |
should never have left the comfortable
home in the midlands and have faced the
dangers that soon awaited me in Paris.
When arrived in that great capitol, 1t was
hard to believe that beneath that gayety
and brightness Law hidden great stratum
of discomfort and poverty and crime. 1t
was yet harder to believe, as one heard the
frienzied cries of welcome that greeted King
and Queen, that the cries were amockery,
that the voices were but empty sounds.
That was the year 1888, and the Bastille
had not yet fallen; Pitt himselfscarce gave
heed to the rumors Why then should l,
student, foresee beneath this wealth of
loyalism rising power that would crush
and kill both the lauders and the lauded? ?
$50 began my studies at the university.
NT.l-;.<. forr fr;ondc ratirinu fo NV lonely